Rancho Canada Village- Rancho Canada Village Project- Comprehensive Real Estate and Soil Sharing Agreement
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Summary
SCH Number
2006081150
Lead Agency
Monterey County
Document Title
Rancho Canada Village- Rancho Canada Village Project- Comprehensive Real Estate and Soil Sharing Agreement
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
1/15/2025
Document Description
The Rancho Cañada Village Residential Subdivision Project (RCV Project) entails development of an approximately 76-acre area within the former West Course at Rancho Cañada Golf Club. The project site is comprised of a mix of residential and recreational uses, including a 130 residential units and 40 acres of private open space and common areas. The County of Monterey, as the lead agency, certified a Second Final Environmental Impact Report (SFEIR) for the RCV Project on July 27, 2021.
On January 8, 2025, the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District (MPPRD), the adjacent property owner and Responsible Agency under CEQA, approved a Comprehensive Real Estate and Soil Sharing Agreement (Agreement), which among other things, allows RCV to utilize excess soils from the MPRPD’s Floodplain Restoration Project as fill for the RCV Project. The Agreement also encompasses (1) the option for MPRPD to acquire 35 acres for conservation, open space, and recreation purposes; (2) a reservation of certain permanent riparian water rights appurtenant to Parcels H and I; and (3) a grant of easements and fee title necessary to resolve boundary issues and provide options for future trail connections to Palo Corona Regional Park from Rio Road and Carmel Middle School.
MPRPD, as a responsible agency with discretionary approval authority over a portion of the RCV Project for the purposes of approving the Agreement, prepared an addendum pursuant to the state CEQA Guidelines to address the RCV Project’s change of local source of fill material. The addendum to the SFEIR, prepared pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15164, is appropriate here because the change of local source of fill material implicates minor modifications to the RCV Project and none of the conditions requiring subsequent environmental review set forth in Public Resources Code section 21166 and CEQA Guidelines section 15162 have been met.
Contact Information
Name
Jake Smith
Agency Name
Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District
Job Title
Planning & Conservation Program Manager
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Address
Phone
Email
Name
Mary Israel
Agency Name
Monterey County HCD
Job Title
Supervising Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Carmel-by-the-Sea
Counties
Monterey
Regions
Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Camel Valley Road and Village Park Road
Zip
93923
Total Acres
76.2
Parcel #
Various
State Highways
Highway 1
Railways
n/a
Airports
n/a
Schools
Carmel USD Schools
Waterways
Carmel River, Pacific Ocean
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Monterey
Final Environmental Document Available at
https://mprpd.specialdistrict.org/files/c64efa448/Item0125-7A_ComprehensiveAgreement.pdf
https://www.countyofmonterey.gov/government/departments-a-h/housing-community-development/planning-services/library-current-major-projects/rancho-canada-village-subdivision
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes (Addendum to SFEIR)
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
Yes
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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